action, magic, & enlightenment—The award-winning biography
AMERICAN BUDDHIST REBEL: the story of rama – dr. frederick lenz
by Liz Lewinson
Revolutionary, Rebel, American Buddhist—Dr. frederick lenz
Discover how Rama, Dr. Frederick Lenz created a body of wisdom he called “American Buddhism,” a synthesis of ancient knowledge and profound Western thought. He spoke truth and lived it in the form of higher states of awareness and delightful miracles regularly witnessed by thousands who attended his lectures.
Rama was a tulku—a lineage holder and a being who has taken the Bodhisattva vow of compassion. His passion in life was seeing students change, transform, and grow, throwing off their limited perceptions of themselves and others. He used fun and radical means to uplift lives including revolutionary meditation, Buddhist miracles, computer science careers, travel, scuba diving, movie-going, great music, dance, and Disneyland sojourns. His teachings are widely available today via books, talks, music, film, and mentoring by many of his direct students.
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““Watch this,” Rama said. I looked in his direction and saw two beams of blue light emanating from his raised hands and shooting up into the night sky. Then, as I looked at the sky, that solid panoply of twinkling light began to whirl in dancing patterns—artfully, joyfully twirling in artistic shapes.”
“It’s necessary to bring about a tremendous refinement in your being. That refinement begins from the ground up , and it is the focus of the daylight hours of your study.”
“Rama stated that the main focus of his teaching in this life was the enlightenment of women. He said he had tried teaching this topic in past lives and always had his ass kicked to the ground. He said he had paid heavily for trying to help women. Now he saw a window—it might be a short one—where women could take the lead and experience full enlightenment.”
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